At the opening of the consumer electronics fair, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer presented the beta version of the new Windows 7 operating system.
The 2009 edition of the CES Las Vegas fair brought innovations in computing and mobile telephony, above all. The presentation of the first version of the new Microsoft operating system, Public Beta 1 of Windows 7 , has been the biggest event of this fair. Since its launch was announced last Friday, the server that hosts the beta version has bc data thailand been overwhelmed by download requests for the operating system that will be the successor to the maligned Windows Vista. Microsoft has had to remove the download page from the network and expand its infrastructure in order to maintain the flow of visits and downloads.
CES Las Vegas has not had the same fate as its counterpart in Spain, SIMO, which could not be held due to a lack of exhibitors. In total, 2,700 exhibitors from more than thirty product categories came to the casino city; in addition, it received some 130,000 visitors.
One of the most interesting presentations at the event was the mobile phone version of the internet calling software Skype Lite , which will allow calls to be made using a 3G or Wi-Fi connection.
Other presentations at CES Las Vegas included the Palm touchscreen phone, the new Polaroid digital instant camera, ultra-thin flat screens, in three dimensions or wirelessly and connected to the Internet, waterproof digital video cameras or storage capacities unthinkable at the previous edition. In addition, some brands have shown the arrival of widgets on television .